Animal-poke



(No Model.)

F. E. BENSON.

- -ANIMAL POKE.

No. 354,676. v Patented Dec. 21, 1886.

INVENTOR @W BY M W ATTORNEYS.

WITNESSES UNITE STATES FINLEY E. BENSON, O

F LAKE PARK, IOWA.

ANlMAL-POKE'.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 354,676, dated December21 1886.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FINLEY E. BENSON, of Lake Park, in the county ofDickinson and State of Iowa, have invented a new and ImprovedAnimal-Poke, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad to the annexed drawings forming a part thereof, in which- Figure 1is a perspective view showing the poke in use, andFig. 2is an enlargedperspective view showing the poke open ready for application to the neckof the animal.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both views.

Myinvention relates to improvements in that class of animal-pokes whichare designed to prevent the animal from spreading apart the ivires of afence when attempting to pass through the fence; and it consists vin thepeculiar construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter fullydescribed, and pointed out in the claims.

The body of the poke is formed of the rod A, bent into a U-shaped loop,with two approximately parallel arms, a b. The arm a is provided with ahead, 0, and an eye, d,

' formed on the end of the bar B, is received on bar B is provided withbarbs g, projecting in The curved extremity of the loop A is Ward.

Application filed October 1, 1886.

provided with an arm, E, having upon the end thereof anoutwardly-projecting hook, z. Barbs 9 project from the back of the arm Enear the loop A.

The poke is placed upon the neck of the animal by slipping the loop Aover the neck and afterward bringing the 100p 0 into engagement with theend of the arm b. When the animal approaches a fence, the hook willengage the wire or rail of the fence and tilt the poke, so as to causethe barbs g or g to prick the neck of the animal.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent 1. An improved animal-poke consisting of aU-shaped loop providedwith an arm at its curved extremity, having aforwardly-pro jecting hook and provided with a barb, and a bar pivotedto the lower end of one arm of the U-shaped loop, and provided with aloop for engaging the other arm of the said loop, substantially asherein shown and described.

2. The herein-described animal-poke, consisting of the U-shaped loop A,having heads of on its arms and provided With the arm E, having the hooki and barb g, and the bar B, having an eye in one,end to receive one armof the U-shaped loop, and provided with the loop 6 at the other end toreceive'the other arm of the said loop, as specified,

FINLEY E. BENSON.

Witnesses:

H. P. W001),

O. S. W001).

